Posts Tagged With: J.R.R. Tolkien

Kilns Resident Director Dr. Debbie Higgens Reads From The Hobbit

Posted on December 14, 2012 by cslewisfoundation

On the day of the film release of The Hobbit, we wanted to offer this whimsical recording of Kilns Resident Director Dr. Debbie Higgens of the C.S. Lewis Foundation reading a small excerpt from the book. We hope you enjoy it!

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C.S. Lewis on the Web – Sept. 19th, 2012

Posted on September 19, 2012 by cslewisfoundation

Here are this week’s appearances of C.S. Lewis and his works across the web   Theatre David Payne’s “An Evening with C.S. Lewis” will be traversing the States. An Evening With C.S. Lewis is a captivating one man show that brings the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis, to life on the … Continue reading »

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C.S. Lewis 50th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on September 12, 2012 by cslewisfoundation

PRESS RELEASE C.S. LEWIS FOUNDATION TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUTHOR C.S. LEWIS’S DEATH Foundation to host events in the United States and England The C.S. Lewis Foundation of Redlands, California, will present a series of events in the United States and England over the next two years to celebrate the ongoing legacy of … Continue reading »

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Tolkien Passed Up for Nobel Prize

Posted on January 5, 2012 by cslewisfoundation

Newly released documentation about the 1961′s Nobel Prize for Literature selection process was just released. Among the revelations: that C.S. Lewis nominated his friend and fellow Inkling, J.R.R. Tolkien, for The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s nomination was rejected by the committee, with one of the committee members stating that Tolkien’s prose “has not in … Continue reading »

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer Debuts

Posted on December 21, 2011 by cslewisfoundation

The trailer for next year’s film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey just debuted. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, the first of the two films will be released in theatres on December 14, 2012. The second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released the following year on December 13, 2013. So … Continue reading »

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